As my time with those denizens of the destroyed planet of Krypton continue with my exploration of the fantastic Sci-fi Chronicles book, I leave Kal-El for a film (apparently he’s travelling to a distant galaxy according to a radio announcer), and join his cousin, the lovely Kara (Helen Slater). Let’s be clear, the Salkinds screwed…
Tag: 1984
Airwolf (1984) – The Hunted and Sins of the Past
There’s trouble enough for everyone in this week’s double episode installment of Airwolf! First up is The Hunted, written by Chester Krumholz, which aired 20 October, 1984. Gregg Henry guest stars as Robert Villers, a dangerous assassin who has his eye on Carter Andereson III (Joseph Chapman). Anderson has hired String (Jan-Michael Vincent), Dom…
Trailer Tracks: Supergirl (1984) – Jeannot Szwarc
This movie is so bad. Maybe not Quest of Peace bad, but it’s up there. Though having said that, the International cut is much better than the North American one, and also created a huge crush for me on the Supergirl character (yes I know she’s not real). Helen Slater, Peter O’Toole and Faye…
Trailer Tracks: Repo Man (1984) – Alex Cox
It’s punk, wonderfully quotable, and just plain weird…
Trailer Tracks: Ghostbusters (1984) – Ivan Reitman
Ahh, 1984… what a year. It was a big year for me. I relocated to Bermuda, and everything seemed to get that much cooler. And boy do I remember how cool this movie was, and continues to be! Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, and Ernie Hudson taking on the paranormal? Does it get…
Trailer Tracks: Dune (1984) – David Lynch
I hadn’t heard of Dune before I read about the movie being in production in Starlog magazine… So I ran right out and grabbed a copy of Frank Herbert’s classic novel (I’ve since re-read all of the Dune books he wrote, but haven’t read any of the additional ones. I’m even thinking about going…
Trailer Tracks: The Neverending Story (1984) Wolfgang Petersen
I remember this movie vividly, and the fact that I came across the original novel as well, which was not neverending, but did in fact cover more than the events of the first film. Petersen made a fantastic film here, filled with wonder and emotion, I mean who can forget Artax in the Swamps…
Trailer Tracks: The Karate Kid (1984) – John G. Avildsen
Sweep the leg! This movie… just watching the trailer brings back so many memories… wow. I like this one and the second one, and then tuned out… watching Pat Morita and Ralph Macchio in this film, made me wish for a mentor like Mr. Miyagi… and of course, there’s Elisabeth Shue as well 🙂
Trailer Tracks: Conan The Barbarian (1982) – John Milius
My first introduction to Arnold Schwarzenegger was Terminator in 1984, but at that point, I was putting my parents’ video membership to good use, and coming home with 2 to 4 movies every weekend, and I finally got a look at this one. Co-starring James Earl Jones, Max Von Sydow, Mako and Sandahl Bergman, this…
Trailer Tracks: Romancing The Stone (1984) – Robert Zemeckis
I love this trailer, Danny DeVito sets up the story and the action in material shot just for the trailer… that’s cool! Starring Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, and DeVito, this movie is still so much fun!
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